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Regier, Virgil Lee (1936-1957)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 Aug 8 p. 1
Birth date: 1936
text of obituary:
Two Young Men Drowned In Lake Erie
WERE ENGAGED IN I-W SERVICE IN HOSPITAL AT WINDSOR, ONTARIO
Inman, Kan. — Parents of two young men from this community doing their I-W service in a hospital at Windsor, Ont. received the tragic news Sunday night that their sons had drowned that evening while swimming in Lake Erie, off the tip of Pt. Pelee National Park.
The drowning victims are Arnie Kroeker,20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kroeker, Inman, and Virgil Regier, 21,son of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Regier of Buhler.
As late as Wednesday morning the bodies had not yet been recovered, in spite of continued and intensive search by police and coast guard personnel.
According to companions who witnessed the tragedy, the two were still only waist deep in the water when a large wave came in, the undertow of which then swept them away.
Grief-stricken relatives are waiting for the recovery of the bodies before making any arrangements for either memorial or funeral services.
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